Please don't take a vacation in the middle of a global pandemic
By Jake Gaughan | March 21, 2020"Right now, your decisions as a traveler, as a tourist, are bound to have unintended consequences."
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Local business takes hit from mandated closures and quarantined public
By Benjamin Glass and Lucy Townend | March 20, 2020As Middlebury College students evacuated campus and Covid-19 broke out in Vermont, town businesses saw a decline in sales and were forced to close or reduce staff.
Porter Hospital confirms Addison County’s first case of Covid-19
By Anna Wood | March 19, 2020The individual tested positive through Porter Hospital's drive-through testing service and is now self-isolating.
Approximately 175 students approved to stay on campus
By Caroline Kapp | March 19, 2020Fewer than 140 students remain on campus as they wait with uncertainty for the college's next steps.
Onward: How The Campus is continuing its coverage
By Sabine Poux, Bochu Ding and James Finn | March 19, 2020The show must go on.
Prompt for contributors: March 19
By Sabine Poux | March 19, 2020We want to hear about the litany of feelings that characterized many students’ last few days on campus.
A plea for international students
By Monique Santoso, Claire Moy, Arthur Martins, Masud Tyree Lewis, Kelly Zhou, Hussam Alzubaidy and Ariana Popa | March 19, 2020As the International Students’ Organization Executive Board, we are distressed about the impact the administration’s decision to evacuate campus.
On crisis and community
By Lynn Travnikova | March 19, 2020It’s taken a pandemic for me to feel it, but real community can happen at Middlebury.
Senior Week in March: Covid-19 truncates seniors' final semester
By Amelia Pollard | March 19, 2020Last Tuesday, an email leaked announcing Middlebury's move to remote learning. Within minutes, a self-proclaimed "Senior Week" had begun.
College offers Pass/D/Fail option for all classes in spring semester
By Bochu Ding | March 17, 2020Do you plan to invoke the Pass/D/Fail option this semester? Let us know in our poll.
Vandalism spikes as students prepare to leave campus
By Riley Board | March 15, 2020Normally, two employees must walk the campus twice a week for two hours to clear the campus of trash and hazards outside. On Thursday and Friday, it took teams of five entire days.
Developing: Middlebury suspends all programs abroad and in Monterey
By Benjy Renton and Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | March 13, 2020As of Friday, March 13, all Middlebury programs abroad have been suspended for the spring semester due to travel concerns related to the coronavirus.
Updates: College details plan to send students home
By Bochu Ding and Caroline Kapp | March 12, 2020Prompted by growing coronavirus concerns, students will attend classes remotely following an extended two-week spring break.
Murray visit likely canceled amid coronavirus measures
By Amelia Pollard | March 12, 2020According to student organizers, Charles Murray's lecture — scheduled for March 31 — will likely be cancelled due to the suspension of in-person classes.
College will look into contracting with more sustainable bank for P-cards
By Nicole Pollack | March 12, 2020Scholar-in-Residence Bill McKibben was arrested in a Chase Bank branch in Washington D.C. earlier this year as part of an effort to stop big banks from funding fossil fuels. The issue is closer to Middlebury than it might seem — the college currently contracts with Chase Bank, the world’s largest ...